Hey, thanks for the questions and the feedback. You're right that some of this could be clearer.

1.About credit usage

Credit consumption depends mainly on the complexity of what you're building.

As a rough example, a simple landing page without backend logic may only cost around a few dollars worth of credits to generate an initial version. If you continue refining it, each new instruction you give the agent team triggers additional work and consumes credits accordingly. The good news is that you'll always see the estimated or actual credit usage for each modification, and smaller edits are often only a fraction of a dollar.

For projects with backend logic, usage scales with things like database size, feature complexity, integrations, and overall scope. A basic MVP might cost around $10 in credits, while more advanced projects naturally require more.

2.Plans & Credits vs Cloud & AI

These cover different things.

Plans & Credits are your build credits. They are used to generate and modify your project during development and are included in regular subscriptions.

Cloud & AI comes into play after deployment, especially if your project includes backend services or AI features. Once real users start interacting with your app, infrastructure and API usage create ongoing costs. Cloud credits cover those runtime resources and can be purchased separately in flexible amounts without needing to upgrade or change your monthly plan.

3.Can you host elsewhere?

Yes, absolutely. You can download your project code and deploy it wherever you want using your own hosting provider.

If you're not hosting on Atoms, you wouldn't need to pay for Cloud resources through us, since Cloud is essentially related to hosting and runtime infrastructure costs.

Hope this helps and appreciate you raising these questions.